Family name المختار (Mokhtar 
, Moktar , Muhtar 
, and others...) , worldwide, is a widespread surname. The cognomen المختار is habitual in Malaysia, where it is a common surname, Egypt, and Libya, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Malaysia, and Algeria. Also, المختار is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Mokhtar, Moktar | Indonesia, Algeria, Egypt, Malaysia, India |
| Muhtar | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, India |
| المختار | Syria, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Iraq |
| Al-Mukhtar | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Philippines, Iraq |
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المختار الثقفي pro-Alid Arab revolutionary (c.622–687), SA (b. 622) |
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عمر المختار leader of the Libyan resistance against the Italian fascist occupation, LY (b. 1858) |
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| آمود أغ المختار DZ (b. 1859) |
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المختار النايلي Tunisian association football player, TN (b. 1953) |
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أمينيتو بنت المختار Mauritanian women's rights activist, MR (b. 1956) |
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| المختار ولد حامد MR (b. 1897) |
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| محمد عمر المختار The only son of the Libyan Mujahid, Omar Al-Mukhtar, LY (b. 1921) |
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| صلاح المختار Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1944) |
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| عبد الخالق المختار Iraqi actor (1960-2009), IQ (b. 1960) |
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| المختار سالم Mauritanian poet, MR (b. 1968) |
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| المختار الغزيوي Moroccan journalist, MA (b. 1972) |
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| علي المختار Saudi Arabian footballer, SA (b. 1983) |
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| المختار بن فلفل IQ |
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| أحمد المختار Saudi Arabian basketball player, SA (b. 1993) |
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